Everyone and his dog has a list of "The Best Films of [Whatever Year]." Sometimes, though, as good as a film can be, it's just not interesting. So, this year, I've put together a list of ten films that held my interest even after I'd left the theater. They are, in alphabetical order… Casino Royale […]
TV 2006 – The Cream of the Crop
Top tens are always so objective – they're colored by one's liking or disliking of specific genres; whether there's substance to the choices; even whether there's diversity. For the season of 2005/6, these are the shows that kept me coming back for more… …in alphabetical order: 24 This year's "day" was the best since the […]
Michael Shanks In 3rd Stargate Series ‘Just a Rumor’
Over the days before the Christmas holiday, rumors and ‘news items’ about a possible third Stargate series began to appear on various Stargate related sites. Both Gateworld and Stargate:SG-1 Solutions were posting news stories based on information garnered from anonymous ‘production sources’. From Gateworld came the announcements that there is to be a third Stargate […]
Under Wrought Dreamgirls Doesn’t Live Up To The Hype
One of the season's most hyped films is the musical, Dreamgirls – a thinly veiled recounting of the story of The Supremes. The hype would have you believe that it will be a star-making vehicle for Beyonce
We Are Marshall Doesn’t Quite Score!
When a film has its heart so firmly in the right place, it's a shame to have to say that it's not wonderful. Unfortunately, despite all the best intentions, We Are Marshall is a clunky, overbearing film that seems to wallow in its sadness… The tragedy that struck Marshall University and the town of Huntington, […]
Potpourri: Jet Li’s Fearless – Unrated Edition; The Wicker Man – 2-DVD Collector’s Edition; American Pie Presents The Naked Mile
Jet Li's last wushu movie, Fearless, is about the philosophy behind the martial arts – and yet it features some of his most interesting fight sequences; The Wicker Man has survived the indignity of a hideous remake, courtesy of a splendid two-disc collector's set, and American Pie Presents The Naked Mile takes baby steps back […]
Keeping the Date Alive with the Men of Mortuaries Calendar
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Michelle’s Puch Drunk Love for Rocky Balboa!!
Yo, Rocky, where's Adrian? It's been 16 years since the last Rocky movie and a lot has changed since then, then again maybe not. George Bush was in office, and still is. James Bond was hot at the box office and still is (kind of), Madonna was topping the charts at least once or twice […]
Last Minute Shopping: Pibgorn; Noein; Shojo Beat’s Manga Artist Academy
Stuck on a last minute gift for your lover of graphic novels, manga and anime
Last Minute Shopping: James Ultimate Edition, Volumes 3 & 4
The folks at Fox Home Video are sneaky: you can't get a complete set of any one Bond without buying all four volumes of James Bond Ultimate Edition. Fortunately, these four box sets are well worth buying, just for the wealth of bonus material… Volume 3 of the James Bond Ultimate Edition sets include For […]
Eragon: Tolkienesque or Tolkien-oops!
Eragon's one-sheet proclaims: The Next Great Fantasy! Not exactly. Though it has its heart in the right place, this watered down version of Christopher Paolini's bestselling fantasy novel dispenses with most of the elements that made the book so much fun… When an evil sorcerer tracks down a beautiful woman, she barely has time to […]